雙語(yǔ)智慧書(shū)·懂得展示你的勇氣

54．懂得展示你的勇氣
　　懂得展示你的勇氣。即便是兔子也敢拔死獅的鬃毛。勇氣不是開(kāi)玩笑的。只要為之屈服一次，就會(huì)有第二次，無(wú)止境地屈服下去。最終達(dá)到目的所承受的麻煩不會(huì)比最初少。精神上的勇氣總是勝過(guò)體力上的蠻勇。勇氣應(yīng)該像利劍一般，待命于謹(jǐn)慎之鞘中，伺機(jī)而出。同時(shí)，它也是你保護(hù)自身重要部位的盾牌。精神上的軟弱比身體上的虛弱更把人貶低。很多人資質(zhì)非凡，就因?yàn)闆](méi)有這種剛毅的心，從而死氣沉沉地枉過(guò)一生，在萎靡中死去。奇妙的大自然自有其絕妙的安排：在蜜蜂身上結(jié)合了甘甜的蜂蜜和尖銳的毒刺。

54．Know how to show your teeth
　Know how to show your teeth. Even hares can pull the mane of a dead lion. There is no joke about courage. Give way to the first and you must yield to the second, and so on till the last, and to gain your point at last costs as much trouble as would have gained much more at first. Moral courage exceeds physical; it should be like a sword kept ready for use in the scabbard of caution. It Is the shield of great place; moral cowardice lowers one more than physical. Many have had eminent qualities, yet, for want of a stout heart, they passed inanimate lives and found a tomb in their own sloth. Wise Nature has thoughtfully combined in the bee the sweetness of its honey with the sharpness of its sting.